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£45k-£70k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Servant leadership
Ask how they've unblocked a team and improved delivery, not just run ceremonies.
Real facilitation
Look for someone who improves how a team works, not one who enforces process.
Fit with your maturity
Match their style to how agile your teams truly are.
How to run the hire
1. Define the teams
Be clear on team size, maturity and the challenges they face.
2. Score for impact, not certificates
Weight evidence of teams they improved over certifications.
3. Source and screen
Approach candidates with relevant delivery-team experience.
4. Test with a scenario
Ask how they'd handle a team missing sprints or in conflict.
5. Reference the teams
Confirm the teams they served truly improved.
Fees typically run 15-20% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts.
Usually 4-8 weeks.
The pool is reasonable, so screening for genuine impact rather than certification is where the value is.
A Scrum Master helps a delivery team work effectively - facilitating ceremonies, removing blockers, protecting focus and coaching better ways of working.
The best ones improve pace and morale rather than just running meetings.
No. A Scrum Master serves the team and improves how it works, without owning scope or deadlines the way a project manager does.
Some businesses conflate the two, so we scope the real remit.
Try: Tell me about a team you helped improve - what changed?
How do you handle a team that keeps missing sprints?
How do you deal with conflict? and How do you avoid becoming a box-ticker?
Yes, both. A Scrum Master usually supports one or two teams; an Agile Coach works across the organisation.
We'll help you scope which level fits your needs.
Tell us about your role and a specialist IT recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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